How's the jewelry economy?

My experience this year is that it started out slow this past winter
but in recent months has picked up significantly. I am doing custom
work, mostly in the $1000 to $4000 range. I’m in a Hudson Valley
suburb of NYC where the economy is still pretty strong. I have been
able to tap into a good market but I have been doing this for 35
years so it nice not to have to depend on lower end sales.

Joel Schwalb
www.schwalbstudio.com